Folding bed



May 29, 1923. 1,456,988

e. R. M ALLASTER FOLDING BED FiiedJuly' 12. 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 4 ATTORNEYS.

Patented May 29,1923.

UETED ST GEORGE E. ivrcrittnsrna, or ROCHESTER, nnwYon FOLDING BED.

Application filed 'Jui 12, 1920.; Serial No. 395,601.,

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE R. Mo'- ALL'AsTEm-a'citizen of the United States, and resident of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain. new and useful Improvements in Folding Beds, of which the following is a specification.

The .present invention relates tofolding beds and more particularly to the type in -which the bed frame is mounted to swing upon a support from a'position of use toan upright position, an object of this invention being to provide in a bed of this type a novel means of supporting a head piece "which will serve'as a rest for the head end of the mattress when the'latter is thrown to an upright-position; Another object of the invention is to' provide a novel means for detachably supporting a weight at the head of the bed, provision also being made where- 'by the weight'may be readily disconnected from the bed while at the same time it will be supported 1 against accidental displacement during the ordinary use of the bed.

To these and other ends, the invention consists of certain parts and combinations of parts all of which will be hereinafter described, the novel features being pointed out in the appended claims;

In the drawings: I

Fig. 1 shows the bed in side elevation and inlowered position; I

Fig. 2 is a view i-nelevation of the head end of the bed while the latter is lowered ;I

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical section on the line 33, Fig. 2;

Fig. dis a fragmentary section on the line 1-4, Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a detail view of one of the weight supporting devices;

Fig. 6 is a viewin elevation; of the bed in folded position;.

Fig. 7 isafragmentary topview of the head end of the bed showing the latter in unfolded position; and

said side pieces being connected by a cross piece 4. Braces 5 may connect the base frame with. the uprights to strengthen the connection-between the uprights and the base frame. A board 6 may rest on'the side pieces 1 in 1 front of the uprights to cover, I the lower portion of the frame, the lower end of this'board being removably supported;

behind two blocks"? secured to the forward ends .of the side pieces 3.

The bed, frame preferably 'embodies two sidebars 8 formed of angle iron and supported on the-upper ends of-the uprights by p a pivot rod 9 which connects the upright-s 1 andprojectsbeyond the sameso that it may 1 pass through the depending flanges 0f the side bars 8.

tie bed fabricll is secured. At the inner or head end of the side bars, two spacing The free endof the sidebars 8 are connected by across piece 10 to which blocks 12 are provided these blocks being formed of metal andeach having a shoulder 13 on which; a cross piece 14 of angle iron rests-this angle ironhaving the head end of. the fabric 11 secured thereto. Bolts"15" e-:-1 tend through the cross piece 14 and the: blocks 12. and are connected at their lowe ends tothe'side bars 8 passing'also through a cross piecel6 which connects the side bars 8 below the blocks. The flange of thecross I piece 14k projects upwardly andin' :rear of, thisfltrnge, a horn 17 is provided on each of the spacing blocks 12, these horns pro jecting above the fabric and having a head piece 18 fastened thereto in any suitable; manner as by screws 19. Thishe ad piece serves for supporting the head endof the. mattress when the bed is thrown t o an" upright position, the opposite ends ofthe mattress being secured in any suitable man ner The spacing blocks .12not only permit the plane of the fabric to heat an angle to the plane of the side bars 8 in order that said side bars may be swung to a position beyond the vertical asshown in 6 so that thereis no tendency for the-bed to again swing to loweredfposition, but they also provide a space between the side bars and the mattress at the headend of the bed .inwhi cli' a counterbalancing means for the swinging end of the bed may be arranged. This" counter-balancing means in this instance comprises two blocks 20 formed of cement or other suitable material and supported in line with each other between the cross pieces 16 tion will be sustained bv these strips and lo secure by Letters Fatent will hold the hooked ends of the strips in firm connection with the cross pieces w. ereas,when the bed is thrown to a position of use, the weight of the counterbalancing devices 20 will be sustained by the cross piece 16. 7

Any suitable means may be employed for supporting the swin end of the bed frame. In this instance two legs 23 are employed pivoted at 24, said legs being longer than the uprights 1 so that the side bars 0 when lowered will lie at a slight angle to the surface on which the bed rests and in this way the fabric 11 i l be substantially horizontal. to

A link 25, pivoted 20 each of the lens has its rear end nvoted at s 27 to one or tne u rwhts so that as the bed I n b u -v frame is swun to an u ri ht iosition the e O 2 le s 23 will SWlII inwardlv to the oosition en z: a g l indicated 111 Fig. 6.

From the foregoing'it Wlll be seen that there has been rovided a LiOlCllIW' bed in 0 1 which spacing block are employed at tne head end of the bed for supporting the mattress fabric at an angle to the plane or the side bar, the spacing blocks also being ut1lized for supporting the head rest above the fabric at the head end of the bed and being further utilized for 31OVlCllD a s ace at the head end of the bed in which counterbalancing means may be arranged. Two cross pieces are provided at the head end of the bed between which the counterbalancing blocks are mounted, these cross pieces also serving as anchoring means for strips which will sustain the counterbalancing' means in position between the cross pieces when the bed franie is thrown to an upright position.

v' hat I claim as my invention and desire 1. In combination with a suitable support, a bed frame comprising side bars pivotally mounted on the support between their ends, a cross piece connecting the outer ends of said side bars, a pair of blocks secured to the inner ends of the side bars and each formed with a seat, a cross piece secured to the movement of the bed frame to upright position.

in combination with a suitable sup port, a bed frame comprising side bars pivotally mounted on'the support between their ends, a cross piece connecting the outer ends of said side bars, a pair of blocks secured to the inner ends of the side bars and each formed with a seat, a cross piece secured to the seat on both blocks, a mattress supporting fabric connecting the cross pieces, a second cross piece connecting the inner ends of the side bars below the other cross piece at the inner ends of the side bars, a counterweight supported by said second cross piece under the other of said cross 7 s, and U-shaped straps connecting the cross pieces and assisting in supporting said counterweight upon the movement of the bed frame to upright position.

3. In combination with a suitable support, a bed frame comprising side bars pivotally mounted on the support between their "ds, a cross piece connecting the side bars at their outer ends a air of blocks resting 7 a 'at its outer ends, a cross piece at the inner ends of the side bars, a mattress supporting frame connecting the cross pieces, and means for supporting two counterweights in aligned relation underthe cross piece at the inner ends of the side bars, said means permitting the independent removal of the counterweights by a movement of such counterweights toward the outer ends of said side bars.

enonen n. MCALLAsTER. 

